Saint Maron Church Volume 22, Issue 3 Saint Maron Maronite Church April 2020 Message From Our Pastor Upcoming Beloved Parishioners and Friends of St. Maron, Events Peace and love to you from your spiritual home with the hope that you are all well and in good health. We will be At this very difficult unprecedented time, and the uncertainty that we are experiencing daily, we all hold strong to our faith praccing that is the wood of salvation for us. It was with the wood of safety for the Cross that the Lord Jesus saved us and with the wood of the Cross that we are carrying that we will be able to float in ourselves the ocean of this stormy ocean of life and reach the harbor of our safety with Je- sus our God. It is time for us to trust in the God of the Impossible, the God who and others loved us even to the point of death, the God who is with us today, tomorrow, and during this forever, the God who promised that nothing will separate us from Him if we love Him. Hold on to that love. difficult At a time when you are not able to go, even to church, to gather as a spiritual period. family, I encourage you and I invite you to turn your home into a little church. After all, church and society begins in the family and in holy homes. Let your home be a sanctuary where God finds a place to dwell until the day when we will We hope to return back together to worship him and to celebrate life together in your spiritual home of St. Maron. It is a trial time, where God maybe is teaching us many resume our lessons, allowing the Corona virus to bring families closer together and to clean acvies the earth from many pollutions, even to stop immoral activities and cease wars that are destructive to the human family. Hold on to His love and faith, fortify sooner your family, make connections with those you have not seen or talked to for a while, reconcile with your enemies and find peace in your heart and in your than later. home. I miss you terribly, but yet my heart is united with each and every one of you as I lift you up daily in my prayers and think of you often throughout the day. I hope that this dark cloud of corona will disappear soon and we will reunited again. Please keep me in your prayers as you are in mine. With a loud faith and a strong profession, I proclaim with you, ﺍﻟﻤﺴﻴﺢ ﻗﺎﻡ ! ﺣﻘﺎً ﻗﺎﻡ! !CHRIST IS RISEN! HE IS TRULY RISEN In Christ’s hope, Chorbishop sharbel Maroun St. Maron Maronite Church -2- April 2020 Due to the Corona Virus pandemic we urge you to stay home for your sake and the sake of your loved ones and others. Divine Liturgies will be broadcasted on our Facebook. Please, don’t risk your life and others. Unite with us from your home until this storm passes by. Be responsible! Sympathy And Prayers Holy Week Schedule: Our deepest sympathy and prayers go out to ONLY on FACEBOOK our brother Jay Abdo and his family on the loss of their beloved wife and mother, Julie. Hosanna Sunday, April 5th: She is survived by her husband Jay, 3 sons, Divine Liturgy 11:00am and 1 daughter. Holy Thursday, April 9th: ** Our sympathy and condolences also go Divine Liturgy at 6:00pm out the Swanson family on the loss of their (The Holy Eucharist will be exposed until 9:00pm) father Chuck. He is survived by 1 son and 2 daughters. Great Friday, April 10th: Signing of the Chalice at 10:00am ** We also extend our sympathy and Rite of Burial & Adoration at 6:00pm prayers to the DeMello family on the loss of their father and brother, Xavier. He is survived by 2 sons. Saturday of the Light, April 11th: Rite of Forgiveness at 10:10am ** Our sympathy and condolences also go out to the Risk family of the loss of their Easter Liturgies father, Donald, a life long member of our Saturday, April 11th at 6:00pm parish and who was a patriarch of our Sunday, April 12th at 11:00am community. He is survived by 2 sons and Also, there will be Services of Coming To The 3 daughters. Harbor on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday April 6th7th8th at 6:00pm ﺻﻠﻮ ﻣﻦ ﺍﺟﻠﻬﻢ... …Pray for them St. Maron Maronite Church -3- April 2020 Weekend Liturgies Suspended On behalf of the Julie Abdo It is with pain that we have to suspend the public Family, our sincerest gratitude celebration of the Divine Liturgy until further and heartfelt appreciation to notice. This is done in an effort to curb the spread all the wonderful parishioners of the coronavirus which is affecting all people. who helped with the funeral Our Bishop Elias has given all the faithful a lunch. Your presence, kindness, and dispensation from the Sunday obligation. generosity is much appreciated, We will still go Live on Facebook at the scheduled time with a couple of Subdeacons and people. Jay, Libby, Nick, Joe, & Kenny Abdo Please, gather as a family, especially when we are celebrating on Facebook and join us in prayers. A heartfelt thank you goes Prayer is the most powerful weapon we have. Use out to the DeMello and it more than once during the day with your family. Dehma families for Please, stay healthy and safe with your loved ones. sponsoring the annual We will pack our churches soon hopefully. Falafel Lunch on March 1, 2020. The Lord is our Hope and our Salvation. God bless you with your loved ones. Receive this Bulletin Electronically We invite all of you to start receiving this bulletin electronically by email. It is never late online! Go to: www.parishesonline.comN Enter St Maron Church 55413 Click on the church’s name N Go to subscribe Enter Your name and email. Subscribe Thank You! Support Your Parish With the church empty our expenses are still there. Please, consider giving your offering online. Very easy and secure process: Go to www.stmaron.com — Click Donate — Enter the amount you wish to offer — Thank you for your generosity toward your spiritual home. St. Maron Maronite Church -4- April 2020 Liturgies on Facebook Pray for All the divine services will be broadcast our Sick from your spiritual home on Facebook on “Abouna sharbel Maroun” page. For those who don’t have Facebook, you Please remember in your prayers all the can still watch it by visiting our parish’s sick and homebound of our parish: website at www.stmaron.com and follow Lana Awaijane, Ramez Jacob, the link. By now, we may be having a Gloria Bedran, Alex Sleiman, Darlene Youtube link as well. Rice, Therese Bedros, Karen Namie, Special thank to our webmaster Sami Salha Anisse Awaijane, Caroline Zogheib, and all the kind volunteers who are Ibrahim Ayaz, Henry Basil, broadcasting daily. Elie Farhat, Gina Daher, Anthony Awad, Halim Zerka, and all the sick God bless your hearts! and homebound. We wish them all blessings and healing. ﻧﺘﻤﻨﻰ ﻟﻬﻢ ﺍﻟﺸﻔﺎء ﻭﺍﻟﺼﺤﺔ St. Maron Maronite Church -5- April 2020 Sanctity of Life Upcoming National Events Jesus is the Light of the world. We are Children 57th Annual NAM Convention of the Light. Jesus is the life of the world. We This Convention has been cancelled due to the COVID19 virus. have life through Jesus. Jesus is the harbor of safety and with him there is always peace, calm, More information at: www.nam2020.com and stability. We are walking straight toward the MYO National Retreat harbor. In these trying times, trust in Jesus. He is This year’s upcoming MYO National Retreat has always with us. Be with him. Bring his light to the been cancelled. They are continuing to offer live world. prayer and worship through social media on Facebook (fb.me/maroniteyouth) and Instagram ***Message from Chorbishop’s homily, March (@maroniteyouth). Fr. Gary is streaming live Divine Liturgies and other prayerful experiences 17, 2020 throughout Lent and especially during Holy Week. MYA: 12th Annual MYA Conference September 47th, 2020 Mundelein, Illinois Watch for updated information at: www.maroniteyoungadults.org LITURGY INTENTIONS: April 1– April 30, 2020 Wednesday April 1 6:00pm For the Intentions of All our Parishioners, Benefactors, and Friends For those affected by the COVID19 Virus Thursday April 2 6:00pm Intentions of our Pope, Patriarch, and Bishop Friday April 3 6:00pm John Nasseff Antoine Kozah by Gloria Bedran Saturday April 4 4:00pm Colette Joseph by Joe Anton For the Living and Deceased members of the Ramy Family Margaret Assad Toll by Amelia Gallagher Sunday April 5 11:00am For the Intentions of all our Children Monday April 6 6:00pm Coming to the Harbor & Benediction of the Cross Tuesday April 7 6:00pm Coming to the Harbor & Benediction of the Cross Wednesday April 8 6:00pm Coming to the Harbor & Rite of the Lamp Thursday April 9 6:00pm Thursday of the MysteriesNFor the Intentions of all the Priests Friday April 10 10:10am Signing of the Chalice 6:00pm Rite of Burial and Adoration of Our Lord Saturday April 11 10:10am Rite of Forgiveness 6:00pm Liturgy of ResurrectionNIntentions of all our parishioners Sunday April 12 11:00am For the Intentions of all our Parishioners Monday April 13 6:00pm For the Wellbeing of all Doctors, Nurses, and Medical Staff Tuesday April 14 6:00pm Debra Mueller Kathy Moses by Barb and Kevin Kelly Wednesday April 15 6:00pm Conrad Case Nicholas Kulpa Thursday April 16 6:00pm Colette Joseph by Amelia Gallagher Rosie Jensen by Albert and Elaine Jacob Friday April 17 6:00pm Marie Cyryt (1st Anniversary) Pat Anton by Duane and Elizabeth Nasser Saturday April 18 4:00pm Albert Haik by Ronald and Diane Low Marie Cyryt by Brian and Deborah Rootkie Sunday April 19 10:10am Joseph Moses by Ronald and Karen Tracy Marie Cyryt by James and Victoria Kraus Monday April 20 6:00pm Rosie Jensen by Luella and Daniel Joseph Tuesday April 21 6:00pm Colette Joseph by Robert and Deborah Jensen Wednesday April 22 6:00pm Fares Daher by James and Cheryle Nesser Colette Joseph by Ronald and Diane Low Thursday April 23 6:00pm William Farhet Sr.